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I’m delighted to announce that we have partnered with Fulham Football Club Foundation to pilot a six-week Veolia Carbon Boot Print partnership environmental programme to six local schools this mont...
This year is a very important year for Britain – we are hosts to one of the greatest sporting occasions and we have the Queen's Jubilee. As a result, in addition to the normal flood of tourists wh...
To accelerate the UK’s growth encouraging investment in key infrastructure is essential, not optional. Today’s announcement in favour of sustainable development will help green light projects with...
Last year we launched our Corporate Responsibility ‘Go further together’ strategy which aimed to help us achieve sustainable growth in the marketplace and build on our successes in the workplace an...
Football is a universal language – you can talk football with (almost) anyone and it provides a shared bond with communities around the world! It’s a subject that kids can engage with – our Carbon...
Our company name says it all... at Veolia Environmental Services the very nature of our business demands that sustainability is at the heart of who we are and what we do. Our culture is heavily...
Employers have a true responsibility to support employees who have not succeeded in the education system, who have not gained life skills and who have not had the opportunity to gain qualifications...
There’s only a couple of weeks left for you to visit the stunning wildlife photography that makes up the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History...
Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending Whizz-Kidz's inaugural ‘Celebrating Achievement Awards 2012’ which recognised and celebrated the remarkable achievement of Whizz-Kidz Ambassadors and...
I am pleased to announce that on Tuesday we were awarded the HR Distinction award for Change Management. We received this prestigious award for our successful transition strategy which we implement...
I was at Pride Park last Saturday and had the pleasure of watching Derby County play Coventry City, at the launch of our 2012 programme with Derby County Football Club! As you may have read Tom...
During the past year I have thoroughly enjoyed reading and hearing about the various volunteering activities that have been undertaken throughout our organisation, which gives me great pride in the...
Our partnership with Mind is our first experience of having a company charity of the year and we are proud to announce that through employee fundraising, participation in Mind’s major events and...
You may have seen my previous blog about preparing for your vehicle for the cold winter months – here are some tips to help prepare yourselves for winter journeys and those all-important trips to...
Our recycling team will be busy working in our Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) over the festive season to sort through your recycling! You might have seen our season’s greetings card showing h...
Being a safe driver is not just about how you handle the road - not preparing a car or other vehicle for winter motoring could increase the risk of an incident or breakdown. At Veolia Environmental...
On Saturday 19 November a replica of Marble Arch made out of litter collected from the streets of Westminster was erected in front of Marble Arch itself. The litter used was collected in just one d...
For the third year in a row we have reported our environmental sustainability journey to the BitC Prince’s Mayday Network. Together with the other consecutive Mayday Network reporters we have...
Cadbury UK Our Regional Business Development team secured a 30 month contract to provide Cadbury UK locations in Birmingham (Bournville), Minworth, Sheffield, Chirk, Marlbrook, Maple Cross & Uxbrid...
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photography of the Year Awards which was held in the stunning Central Hall at the Natural History Museum in London, along...
Veolia Environmental Services set up the Veolia Environmental Trust in 1997 following the introduction of the Landfill Communities Fund in 1996. Over this time Veolia Environmental Services has...
I am delighted that the municipal team has retained its Investors in People (IiP) Gold Award accreditation. Retaining this nationally recognised award demonstrates our commitment to being an employ...
The recycling and waste services you choose for your business affect your carbon footprint, your compliance and your bottom line. We help our customers to manage their waste as a resource, through...
I am delighted to join the CBI Infrastructure Board which is a welcome initiative at a time when it is vital that the UK builds much-needed new infrastructure as a platform to stimulate economic...
As part of a group of 18 Veolia volunteers I recently helped out at Heathfield Nursery and Infant school, to help prepare the site for the new intake of pupils in September. We are always keen to...
Today I attended the launch seminar of The Red Tape Challenge at Defra, along with key department members and cabinet office staff. Our aim was to explain with what the Red Tape Challenge means in...
I joined a team of 11 volunteers this morning that helped out at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in London. The park is staffed full time by Ken, our host for the day and relies on volunteers to mainta...
Have you ever wondered what happens to the plastic, glass and cardboard that you recycle? Or how garden waste is turned into compost? Or how waste is turned into energy to power homes? Well now y...
Biodiversity, or the variety of life, has become an important issue as our knowledge of the risks associated with climate change has grown. Biodiversity is important for many reasons ranging from...
As part of our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment, we are pleased to launch our web-based Annual Review 2010. This captures some of our activities, highlights and stories of 2010,...
I’m delighted that we’ve been shortlisted for the 2011 Personnel Today Awards in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) category. With nearly 12,000 employees, waste/recycling/and recovery...
Last Friday we welcomed Steve Rumbelow, Chief Executive of Burnley Council to our street cleansing team to help clean the streets of Burnley town centre. We’ve provided street cleansing services an...
The first year of construction of Veolia Environmental Services’s new Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) at Old Kent Road in Southwark can now be witnessed in around six minutes, thanks to...
I’m delighted to hear that Stephen Fry is to be the new president of Mind, our company charity of the year. With such a high-profile president and ambassador of this good cause, this can only be a...
This week, for the first time, we will have a presence at the Local Government Group Annual Conference and Exhibition at the ICC in Birmingham. This is the main annual conference for Local...
Our 2011 Driver of the Year Grand Final event was once again held at Wentworth Park in Barnsley at the weekend thanks to the kind support of Mercedes Benz. We saw the 38 finalists battle it out as...
This weekend I will be at our 2011 Driver of the Year Grand Final. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, our Fleet team have spent the past couple of months searching for this year’...
Down in Pitsea my normal day to day job is managing a large landfill site and compost plant just on the edge of the River Thames. Landfill might be at the bottom of the waste hierarchy, but I know...
In the current economic climate it is difficult to transform waste management, but we recommend that the government enable waste management providers to deliver a holistic solution to their...
Mind provide vital support to the 1 in 4 people in the UK who will experience a mental health problem in any one year. I helped out at a local ecotherapy project called ‘Grounded’ in Tower Hamlets...
Published today in the Responsible Business supplement in the FT, the CRI is the UK’s leading voluntary benchmark for CR. It assesses and challenges organisations from all sectors to demonstrate...
During 2011 Veolia Environmental Services will commit over £300 million of investment into the UK’s recycling and waste management infrastructure. We are expanding our treatment network meaning we...
We've recently been celebrating a number of new business wins and renewal of contracts. Here is a flavour of how our business is continuing to grow. ...
Training and development is often the first casualty of a recession. Yet at Veolia Environmental Services increased investment in leadership and training led through our Campus Veolia training...
Health and safety should never be taken for granted and as the number one agenda item at all our management meetings, we recognise this is critical to our success. In 2009, our health and safety...
The UK currently uses 3 million cubic metres of peat each year, with nearly 70% used by amateur gardeners. I’ve recently published an editorial on the research and development of a new peat-alterna...
It’s been an exciting time for Veolia’s brand new North Sea Marine Decommissioning Project as the first of 8 oil platforms from the North Sea arrived at the old Swan Hunter shipyard in Wallsend,...
I am pleased to tell you that you we have renewed our sponsorship of the Natural History Museum's prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for a further two years. We have sponsor...
Looking at our website it is hopefully clear that we are a business who work for the good of the environment. So what are we doing getting behind a charity such as Mind? Well it’s very simple. Here...
The industry’s performance has improved over the past decade, however, building a robust safety culture does not happen overnight. At Veolia Environmental Services we have delivered a year on year...
The UK is assessing its energy gap and carbon footprint more closely than ever. As awareness of climate change has developed and pressure to produce fuels and chemicals from non-fossil sources has...
It is the second year we have sponsored the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and exhibition, run in conjunction with the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife...
I know that up and down the country many of our staff are doing great work with local communities and I feel we should recognise their efforts more often. A good example was the launch of the Veoli...
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